Two brothers have been discovered shot to demise within the basement of a house on Lengthy Island, leaving a household devastated and a neighborhood questioning what led to their deaths.
The 2 males have been discovered with gunshot wounds within the decrease degree of a home on Angevine Avenue in Hempstead Wednesday afternoon, police mentioned. It was not instantly clear what occurred to the pair within the moments main as much as their deaths, with investigators solely revealing each have been discovered with gunshot wounds.
When requested if it might have been a home dispute, Hempstead Police Chief Richard Holland mentioned “all prospects are being investigated right now.”
Members of the family didn’t want to reveal the names of the victims, however informed NBC New York the brothers have been 49 and 52 years previous, respectively. One of many males labored at an area church.
“He’s a pleasant man, he works onerous and every thing. He works for the church, that’s all I can say,” mentioned Deacon Jimmy Davis, of the Antioch Baptist Church.
A sister of the victims didn’t want to be recognized, however mentioned that along with the sibling who labored on the church, the opposite brother had taken care of her mother and father.
“They have been good individuals, very loving individuals,” the sister mentioned by tears.
A lady mentioned she’s identified the household for a few years and that the older brother was like a brother to her.
“Superb man, excellent man. Helped all people. Cherished all people. Simply an total good individual,” the neighbor mentioned.
Those that dwell within the space mentioned they might not picture why somebody would wish to kill the 2 males they see on a regular basis.
“My first thought was, did somebody break into the home? And once I didn’t hear something about breaking and coming into, I mentioned it needed to be one thing occurred inside,” mentioned neighbor Bobby Jackson.
The victims’ sister mentioned police have been investigating.
“They must do an post-mortem and we have now to attend for the outcomes to see what truly occurred to them,” mentioned the sister.
Police didn’t share who referred to as 911 or whether or not a weapon was recovered. Nassau County police mentioned later within the night that there was no risk posed to the general public.
An investigation is ongoing.
